republic-os/legislation/us/states/fl/2024/hb-7073.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxation"
description: "Taxation; Providing that a taxpayer has a right to know certain information regarding property determined not to have been entitled to a homestead exemption; requiring that the owner be given a specified timeframe to pay certain taxes, penalties, and interest prior to a lien being filed; providing that such lien is subject to certain provisions; prohibiting the taxpayer from being assessed certain penalties or interest under certain circumstances; providing that back taxes apply only under certain circumstances, etc."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7073"
citation: "Florida HB 7073 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["(vetoed)", "alcoholic beverages and tobacco", "industry", "social welfare"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2024-158"
primary_sponsors: ["McClain"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-15"
last_action: "2024-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28dfb388-cbe6-495f-9176-09bc27b2d2d2"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/7073/ByCategory"
source_hash: "8eda1f71bbf0f420046b810ba3b57faafbd19b55c0328c0fa2946d11f7a988c5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 7073 (2024) — Taxation

Taxation; Providing that a taxpayer has a right to know certain information regarding property determined not to have been entitled to a homestead exemption; requiring that the owner be given a specified timeframe to pay certain taxes, penalties, and interest prior to a lien being filed; providing that such lien is subject to certain provisions; prohibiting the taxpayer from being assessed certain penalties or interest under certain circumstances; providing that back taxes apply only under certain circumstances, etc.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-158.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 7073 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/7073/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 7073 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/7073/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 7073 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/7073/BillText/e1/PDF)
4. **H 7073 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/7073/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **88–17** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Appropriations Committee — primary (organization)
- McClain — primary (person)
- Ways & Means Committee — primary (organization)
- Botana — cosponsor (person)
- Fabricio — cosponsor (person)
- Mooney — cosponsor (person)
- Roth — cosponsor (person)
- Trabulsy — cosponsor (person)
- Tramont — cosponsor (person)
- Truenow — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-15** Filed `filing`
- **2024-02-15** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** Referred to Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-16** Now in Appropriations Committee
- **2024-02-16** Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
- **2024-02-20** Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Reported out of Appropriations Committee
- **2024-02-22** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-02-22** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-02-22** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2024-02-23** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2024-02-23** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-26** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)
- **2024-02-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Amendment 346991 Failed
- **2024-02-29** Amendment 765439 Failed
- **2024-02-29** Amendment 328313 Failed
- **2024-02-29** Amendment 164711 Failed
- **2024-02-29** Amendment 305937 Failed
- **2024-02-29** Amendment 122247 Failed
- **2024-02-29** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2024-03-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** CS passed; YEAS 88, NAYS 17 `passage`
- **2024-03-01** In Messages
- **2024-03-01** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01** Received `enrolled`
- **2024-03-07** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2024-03-07** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2024-03-07** Substituted for CS/SB 7074
- **2024-03-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-07** Amendment(s) adopted (635570)
- **2024-03-07** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-08** CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-08** In Messages
- **2024-03-08** Added to Senate Message List
- **2024-03-08** Amendment 635570 adopted
- **2024-03-08** CS passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-05-07** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-07** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-08** Chapter No. 2024-158; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 328 (Ch. 2024-188)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28dfb388-cbe6-495f-9176-09bc27b2d2d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).